Configuring and Creating CDB and PDBs Tools: DBCA and SQL*Plus Configuration and creation of CDB Exploring the Structure (CDB_xxx views and EM) Tools used: SQL Developer, DBCA and SQL*Plus Create a new PDB from PDB$SEED Create a PDB from a non-CDB Clone a PDB into the same CDB or into another CDB using DB links Plug in an unplugged PDB

Managing CDB and PDBs Connect to CDB as administrator Connect to a PDB using a service name Start up a CDB Open / Close a PDB (SQL*Plus, srvctl, EM) Open / Close all PDBs Shut down a CDB Triggers ON PLUGGABLE DATABASE Change PDB state

Managing Tablespaces, Common and Local Users, Privileges and Roles Create permanent tablespaces in the root and PDBs Manage common and local schemas and users in the root and PDBs Manage system and object privileges to common and local grantees granted "commonly" or "locally" Manage common and local roles granted "commonly" or "locally"

In-Database Archiving Challenges of old data in tables and 11g solutions In-database archiving new solutions Use ROW ARCHIVAL clause to enable row lifecycle state for applications Set ROW ARCHIVAL VISIBILITY for session level visibility control Use predicate on ORA_ARCHIVE_STATE column Temporal Validity versus Temporal History (Transaction Time of FDA) New clause of CREATE / ALTER TABLE to set a Temporal Validity: PERIOD FOR New SQL temporal data type

Auditing Enhancements Review of 11g R2 audit trail implementation Overview of the Unified Audit Trail Enabling the Unified Audit Trail Creating a separate tablespace for the unified audit trail Granting the AUDIT_ADMIN role to a user for audit trail configuration and management Configuring the Unified Audit Trail to set a tolerance level for loss of audit records Creating audit policies

General RMAN New Features and FDA Enhancements Making Database Connections With RMAN Using the SYSBACKUP Privilege Using SQL, DESCRIBE Command, Duplication Operation with the NOOPEN option Backing up and Restoring Very Large Files Creating Multisection Backups Transporting Data Across Platforms Prerequisites and Limitations Transporting Data: Processing steps

Resource Manager and Other Performance Enhancements Manage resources between PDBs Manage resources within a PDB Manage resources with CDB and PDBs plans Manage runaway queries Automated maintenance tasks Describe the Multi-process Multi-threaded Oracle architecture Learn how to use this architecture in Oracle 12c Database Demonstrate the changes to shutdown procedures

Index and Table Enhancements Multiple indexes on the same set of columns as long as some characteristic is different Create table with INVISIBLE columns Support for invisible columns Advanced Row Compression Describe online redefinition supports Explain LOCK timeout during FINISH_REDEF_TABLE Using DDL statements in an online manner